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Speaker of the Croatian Parliament

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The speaker of the Croatian Parliament (Croatian: Predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora, literally the president of the Croatian Parliament) is the presiding officer in the Croatian Parliament, Croatia's legislative body.

Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
Predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora
Flag of the speaker of the Croatian Parliament
since 5 May 2017
Croatian Parliament
StyleMr Speaker
(when addressed in the Sabor)
TypePresiding officer
SeatSabor Palace, Zagreb
NominatorPolitical parties
AppointerCroatian Parliament
traditionally appointing nominee of the largest party
Term lengthContemporaneous to legislative period
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Croatia
Formation30 May 1990
First holderŽarko Domljan
DeputyDeputy Speakers of the Croatian Parliament
Salary€2979,50 monthly[1]

Under Article 97 of the constitution of Croatia, the speaker of the Croatian Parliament is the only constitutional deputy to the president of Croatia and serves as acting president if the elected president vacates the office before the expiration of the five-year presidential term due to either death, resignation or removal from office (as determined by the Constitutional Court). In this case an early presidential election must be held within 60 days of the vacancy in the presidency having occurred and the speaker shall serve as acting president until the newly elected president is sworn in for a full five-year term of office.

Under the same article of the Constitution, the president of Croatia may unilaterally choose to temporarily delegate authority to the speaker of the Parliament for shorts periods of time, such as whenever the president is not present in the country, is ill, or is on vacation, until the president wishes to fully resume authority once again. However, in case of longer periods of the president's illness or incapacitation, and especially in those cases when the president is not able to delegate authority to speaker, the responsibility of determining when a speaker should assume or renounce temporary authority rests upon the Constitutional Court, which acts upon the recommendation of the government of Croatia.

The incumbent speaker of the Croatian Parliament is Gordan Jandroković of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), having taken office on 5 May 2017 following the resignation of the previous speaker.

Duties and competences

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According to the Croatian Constitution and the Parliamentary Rules of Procedure (Standing Orders of the Croatian Parliament), president of the Parliament:

  • shall substitute for the president of the Republic if the latter is prevented from performing his/her duties
  • represents Parliament
  • convenes and presides over sessions of Parliament
  • submits motions from authorised sponsors for stipulated procedures
  • proposes the agenda for sessions of Parliament
  • handles the procedures for the enactment of laws and other regulations
  • co-ordinates the activities of working bodies
  • signs laws and other regulations enacted by Parliament
  • directs enacted laws to the president of the Republic for proclamation
  • manages relations between Parliament and the Government
  • co-signs decisions on the appointment of the prime minister and the appointment of members of the Government
  • accepts sponsorships ex-officio
  • approves, taking into account available funds, the travel of parliamentary deputies when they have been invited, as parliamentary deputies, to *visit another state or foreign organisation
  • co-ordinates the work of standing delegations of Parliament in international parliamentary and other institutions
  • determines, at the proposal of deputy clubs, the composition of temporary delegations of Parliament in visits to foreign representative bodies and *organisations, such that they generally correspond to the party structure of Parliament and reflect the appropriate representation of both sexes
  • determines the composition of temporary delegations in cases when he/she is invited abroad as the speaker of Parliament
  • designates representatives of Parliament at ceremonial and other occasions, adhering to the representation of both sexes
  • submits a request, at the proposal of the Secretary of Parliament, for the securing of funds for the work of Parliament and the Parliamentary Staff Service
  • ensures the protection of the rights and exercise of the duties of parliamentary deputies
  • presides over the oaths of elected and appointed officials, when specified by law and Standing Orders of the Parliament
  • performs other activities determined by the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, law and Standing Orders of the Parliament

List

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This is the list of speakers of the Croatian Parliament.

  Independent (1)
  League of Communists of Croatia (9)[a]
  Croatian Democratic Union (8)
  Croatian Peasant Party (1)
  Social Democratic Party (2)
  Bridge of Independent Lists (1)
No. Speaker Lifespan Term of office
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Electoral
mandates 		Party Notes Assembly
1   Vladimir Nazor 1876–1949 13 June
1943 		19 June
1949 		Independent[b] 1943–45 President of the ZAVNOH (entailing the function of head of state); In 1945 became head of state as the President of the Presidium of the Parliament (until his death in office).
2   Karlo Mrazović 1902–1987 June
1949 		1952 League of Communists of Croatia President of the Presidium of the Parliament.
3   Vicko Krstulović 1905–1988 1952 1953 League of Communists of Croatia President of the Presidium of the Parliament.
4   Zlatan Sremec 1898–1971 26 February
1953 		December
1953 		League of Communists of Croatia Since 6 February 1953, with the abolition of the Presidium, Sremec served as formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament).
5   Vladimir Bakarić 1912–1983 December
1953 		December
1963 		League of Communists of Croatia Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament). Longest term to date as Croatian speaker, also served as Prime Minister of Croatia. People's Hero of Yugoslavia
6   Ivan Krajačić 1906–1986 December
1963 		June
1967 		League of Communists of Croatia Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament).
7   Jakov Blažević 1912–1996 June
1967 		April
1974 		League of Communists of Croatia Formal head of state of Croatia (as Speaker of Parliament, from 1971 as President of the Presidency of Parliament).
8   Ivo Perišin 1925–2008 April
1974
1978 		League of Communists of Croatia After the establishment of the Presidency of Croatia on 8 May 1974, the function of de jure Croatian head of state transferred to that body. Perišin also at one time held the positions of Prime Minister of Croatia, and Mayor of Split.
9   Jure Bilić 1922–2006
1978
1982 		League of Communists of Croatia
10   Jovo Ugrčić 1923–2005
1982
1983 		League of Communists of Croatia
11   Milan Rukavina-Šain 1926–
1983
1984 		League of Communists of Croatia
12   Ivo Latin 1929–2002
1984
1985 		League of Communists of Croatia
13   Josip Zmajić 1917–1998
1985
1986 		League of Communists of Croatia
14   Anđelko Runjić 1938–2015
1986 		30 May
1990 		League of Communists of Croatia
Following the 1990 parliamentary election and constitutional reforms
15 (1)   Žarko Domljan 1932–2020 30 May
1990 		7 September
1992 		Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the First Assembly of Parliament (1990–1992)
1990
16 (2)   Stjepan Mesić 1934– 7 September
1992 		24 May
1994 		Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the Second Assembly of Parliament (1992–1995)
1992
17 (3)   Nedjeljko Mihanović 1930–2022 24 May
1994 		28 November
1995 		Croatian Democratic Union
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18 (4) Vlatko Pavletić 1930–2007 28 November
1995 		2 February
2000 		Croatian Democratic Union Acting President for President Franjo Tuđman during the latter's incapacitation, beginning on 26 November 1999 and ending with Tuđman's death on 10 December 1999. Continued serving as Acting President (now as official head of state) from 10 December 1999 until 2 February 2000, when the 4th Assembly of Parliament was instituted. Speaker of the Third Assembly of Parliament (1995–1999)
1995
19 (5) Zlatko Tomčić 1945– 2 February
2000 		22 December
2003 		Croatian Peasant Party Acting President from the constituting of the 4th Assembly of Parliament on 2 February 2000 until Stjepan Mesić took office as elected President for a 5-year term on 18 February 2000. Speaker of the Fourth Assembly of Parliament (2000–2003)
2000
20 (6)   Vladimir Šeks 1943– 22 December
2003 		11 January
2008 		Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the Fifth Assembly of Parliament (2003–2008)
2003
21 (7)   Luka Bebić 1937– 11 January
2008 		22 December
2011 		Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the Sixth Assembly of Parliament (2008–2011)
2007
22 (8)   Boris Šprem 1956–2012 22 December
2011 		30 September
2012 		Social Democratic Party Died in office. Speaker of the Seventh Assembly of Parliament (2011–2015)
2011
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 		  Josip Leko 1948– 30 September
2012 		10 October
2012 		Social Democratic Party Acting Speaker from death of Boris Šprem until election as permanent Speaker.
23 (9) Josip Leko 10 October
2012 		28 December
2015 		Social Democratic Party
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24 (10)   Željko Reiner 1953– 28 December
2015 		14 October
2016 		Croatian Democratic Union Speaker of the Eight Assembly of Parliament (2015–2016)
2015
25 (11)   Božo Petrov 1979– 14 October
2016 		5 May
2017 		Bridge of Independent Lists Resigned from office on 4 May 2017. Speaker of the Ninth Assembly of Parliament (2016–2020)
2016
26 (12)   Gordan Jandroković 1967– 5 May
2017 		Incumbent Croatian Democratic Union
Speaker of the Tenth Assembly of Parliament (2020–)
2016, 2020

Statistics

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# Speaker Date of birth Age at ascension
 Time in office
 Age at retirement
 Date of death
1 Domljan, ŽarkoŽarko Domljan 19320914September 14, 1932(September 14, 1932) 57 25857 years, 258 days 02 0652 years, 65 days 59 32359 years, 323 days 20070919September 5, 2020
2 Mesić, StjepanStjepan Mesić 19341224December 24, 1934(December 24, 1934) 70 15557 years, 258 days 01 2591 years, 259 days 59 15159 years, 151 days Living
3 Mihanović, NedjeljkoNedjeljko Mihanović 19300216February 16, 1930(February 16, 1930) 64 07864 years, 78 days 01 2071 year, 207 days 65 28565 years, 285 days 20070919January 27, 2022
4 Pavletić, VlatkoVlatko Pavletić 19301202December 2, 1930(December 2, 1930) 64 33064 years, 330 days 04 0974 years, 97 days 69 06269 years, 62 days 20070919September 19, 2007
5 Tomčić, ZlatkoZlatko Tomčić 19451007October 7, 1945(October 7, 1945) 54 11854 years, 118 days 03 3233 years, 323 days 58 07558 years, 75 days Living
6 Šeks, VladimirVladimir Šeks 19430101January 1, 1943(January 1, 1943) 60 35560 years, 355 days 04 0204 years, 20 days 65 01065 years, 10 days Living
7 Bebić, LukaLuka Bebić 19370821August 21, 1937(August 21, 1937) 70 14270 years, 142 days 03 3303 years, 345 days 74 12274 years, 122 days Living
8 Šprem, BorisBoris Šprem 19560414April 14, 1956(April 14, 1956) 55 25155 years, 251 days 00 2830 years, 283 days 56 16956 years, 169 days 20070919September 30, 2012
9 Leko, JosipJosip Leko 19480919September 19, 1948(September 19, 1948) 61 02461 years, 24 days 03 783 years, 78 days 67 09967 years, 99 days Living
10 Reiner, ŽeljkoŽeljko Reiner 19530528May 28, 1953(May 28, 1953) 62 21362 years, 213 days 00 2900 years, 290 days 63 13863 years, 138 days Living
11 Petrov, BožoBožo Petrov 19791016October 16, 1979(October 16, 1979) 36 36436 years, 364 days 00 2030 years, 203 days 37 20137 years, 201 days Living
12 Jandroković, GordanGordan Jandroković 19670802August 2, 1967(August 2, 1967) 49 years, 276 days 7 years, 209 days (Ongoing) Incumbent Living

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A constituent party of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia; known as the Communist Party of Croatia until 1952. Succeeded by the Social Democratic Party of Croatia in 1990.
  2. ^ Member of the Unitary National Liberation Front, i.e. the National Front

References

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  1. ^ Thomas, Mark. "Croatian political salaries - how much do Croatia's leading political figures earn - The Dubrovnik Times". www.thedubrovniktimes.com.
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